[Philadelphia: Ross, 1797]. pp [3], 166-174 [as issued]. Disbound, light uniform tanning. Very Good. During the Revolution Bagley had been "a private in the 2d New York regiment of artillery." He was entitled at War's end to "settlement certificates" comprising his termination pay. But a forger, one David Craig, presented... More

Albany: 1863. 12pp, stitched, lightly worn, original printed self-wrappers. Bookplate on verso of title page. Good+. State Senator Bailey, outraged at the remarks of Copperhead Governor Seymour, accuses him of attempting "to weaken and perhaps paralyze the Administration, through which alone the country can be saved." Seymour's Message to... More

Pittsburgh: A.A. Anderson & Sons, 1864. 23, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, title and last leaf a bit foxed. Good+. Baird's efforts to influence Congress with his Memorial came to naught. In frustration, he decided to publish it himself. The rebels "are guilty of treason, and have incurred the penalty of... More

[Maryland? 1865. 20pp. Original printed wrappers [light dustsoiling and discoloration, remnant of postal stamp on rear wrap, accession number in ink at head of from wrap], stitched. Very Good. A boy was killed while trying to board a moving freight train, and another injured. "It was in proof that... More

[New York: 1862.]. 7 pp, dbd. Caption title [as issued], inscription dated 1862, old institutional stamps, else Very Good. Bancroft's analysis-- denying any "analogy between our war for independence...and the transient insurrection effected by a few desperate men" in the South-- is prompted by the contemporary "interest that attaches to... More

1843. 11, [1 blank] pp. Original printed blue front wrapper, disbound. Light foxing. Good+. The question is whether the Bank of the United States had the power to mortgage its real and personal property as security for the payment of notes due certain creditors. Dana argues that the Bank lacks... More

[Boston? 1812]. 7, [1 blank] pp, as issued, with caption title. Disbound, some spotting, Good+. The author denies that the U.S. Constitution bars Massachusetts from enacting a bankruptcy law. Introduced in the Massachusetts legislature in 1812, the proposed bill would exonerate debtors from liability for their contracted debts. The State's... More

Washington, D.C. Printed and Bound at the National Republican Printing House, [1876]. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title and caption title [as issued]. Stitched, 17pp. Folding map sketch of the area in question. Wrappers moderately worn, Good+. After his War service in the Union army, Barnard settled down to a.... More

Boston: 1734. [2], 60 pp. Lacking the half title. Stitched, untrimmed, scattered light foxing. Except as noted, Very Good. A fine early Massachusetts election sermon, emphasizing the colonists' possession "of all the Priviledges which belong to Englishmen," despite their location "in this distant Part of the World." And, he says... More

Washington: Peter Force, 1830. 16pp. Spine repaired, new stitching, light blindstamp, else Very Good. This is a vigorous, skillful, and passionate attack on Andrew Jackson. It was printed in several locales and formats beginning in 1829. Newly inaugurated President Jackson refused to re-appoint Major Barney as naval officer for... More

[Washington? 1829]. 7pp, disbound, foxed. Good+. This vigorous, skillful, and passionate attack on Andrew Jackson, only three months after his inauguration, is quite scarce. It was printed in several locales and formats. OCLC locates this 7-page printing only at the University of North Carolina; American Imprints adds the Library... More

London: W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1769. xii, 516pp. Later buckram binding [worn] with raised spine bands, gilt-lettered label. A clean text, with minor foxing at the fore-edge. Very Good plus. Two previous editions issued in 1766 and 1767, without disclosing authorship. The Preface to this edition is dated... More

Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers, 1839. 55, [1 blank] pp, stitched, untrimmed, light dustsoiling of untrimmed edges. Old ink signature on final blank. Near Fine. After the Massachusetts Medical Society had expelled him, Bartlett sought to revoke the Society's Charter. The case is a significant window on early... More

[Philadelphia? ] 1839. pp 46, xxiv. Disbound, scattered light foxing. Contemporary title page signature of Thomas Forrest Betton. Good+. One of many disputes in which the disputatious and litigious Elliott embroiled himself during a long and controversial naval career. Elliott's "last cruise, made in 1835-38 as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean... More

Philadelphia: 1864. 38pp. Disbound, last two leaves loosened, center crease. Signature of Bayard on a yellow slip of paper pasted at head of title. Good+. The 1862 Test Oath required elected or appointed federal officials to swear or affirm that they had not engaged in disloyal conduct. Bayard, "the... More

Baltimore: W.M. Innes, 1863. 32pp. Disbound, lightly worn, Good+. Baltimore, many of whose citizens had been arrested and held without trial for their pro-southern sympathies, was a hospitable place to publish this strict constructionist view of the Constitution, opposing the raising of an army by conscription and attacking Lincoln's... More

New York: Phelps & Fanning, 1851. 359, [1] pp. Bound in original calf [lightly rubbed] with gilt-lettered red morocco spine title. Minor wear, Very Good. As the title promises, a map of each State is included. The publisher says that the "Maps alone are worth three times what is asked... More